ECM, an independent record label founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, has released over 1700 albums across various genres.
Eicher, who studied double bass and was a production assistant at Deutsche Grammophon, focused on achieving the highest recording standards. The label's first release, “Free at Last” by Mal Waldron, signaled its intent.
ECM has become known for recording artists like Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, and Chick Corea, and in 1984, launched the New Series for notated music. Both the original and New Series emphasize multi-genre and transcultural projects.
ECM's recordings are celebrated for their transparent sound, though Eicher says there is no one-size-fits-all "ECM sound." Instead, each recording is tailored to the artists' sound and aesthetic ideas. The label's cover designs have also been influential and have been the subject of multiple books.
Rand Steiger: A Menacing Plume
Talea Ensemble / James Baker / Ben Reimer / Leanne Zacharias
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Robert Schumann / Heinz Holliger: Aschenmusik
Heinz Holliger, Anita Leuzinger & Anton Kernjak
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Poulenc, Walton, Dallapiccola, Schnittke & Silvestrov
Duo Gazzana
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The Flexible Orchestra
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Piano Plus: Piano Works 1963-1998
Richard Teitelbaum
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Sunrise - A Cantata on Texts By Edvard Munch
Ketil Bjornstad
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Book of Horizons
Joseph Kubera
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Levering: Parallel Universe
Boston Modern Orchestra Projec
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Piano - Debussy, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann etc.
Myung Whun Chung
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Harrison Birtwistle: Chamber Music
Lisa Batiashvili, Adrian Brendel, Till Fellner & Roderick Williams
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Meredith Monk: Piano Songs
Ursula Oppens & Bruce Brubaker
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Tigran Mansurian: Quasi parlando
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Anja Lechner & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
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Pavans and Fantasies From the Age of Dowland
John Holloway
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Mutations
Vijay Iyer
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Symphony No. 7, Piano Concerto
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Jarvi
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Kremerata Baltica & Gidon Kremer
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Helena Tulve: Arboles Lloran Por Lluvia
Estonian National SO, Olari Elts, Arianna Savall & Ensemble Vox Clamantis
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Alvin Lucier: Orchestra Works
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
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Moe: Meanwhile Back at the Ran
Firebird Ensemble
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Mirage
Elizabeth Brown & Momenta Quartet
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Works for String Quartet and P
Eclipse Quartet
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Dearest Enemy: An American Musical
Annalene Beechey/Kim Criswell/ James Cleverton / Philip O’Re
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Il Pergolese
Maria Pia De Vito, Francois Couturier, Anja Lechner & Michele Rabbia
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Beethoven, Bruckner, Hartmann & Holliger
Zehetmair Quartet
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La Vallee des Cloches - Ravel, Takemitsu & Messiaen
Momo Kodama
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Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen
Andras Schiff
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En Otra Parte
Zsofia Boros
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J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Michelle Makarski & Keith Jarrett
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Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr
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Melodic Warrior
Terje Rypdal & The Hilliard Ensemble
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